Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/05/2024
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Location
Bulcock Street Heritage Tour Start Point
Bulcock St at Canberra Terrace
Caloundra, QLD, 4551
This Bulcock Street Guided Heritage Tour 2024 is a joint event between the Queensland section of the National Trust for the Heritage Festival 2024 and Caloundra Family History Research Inc. Caloundra Family History is committed to sharing this amazing historical landscape and local family stories with the Sunshine Coast Community.
Book below for the Bulcock Street Tour on 5 May 2024
The Bulcock Street Walk starts at 9:00 am and concludes around 10:30 am.
Free parking is available at Cooma Terrace Car Park and 14 Ormuz Avenue, Caloundra.
The tour starts at the Corner of Canberra Terrace and Bulcock Street, Caloundra, QLD, 4551.
About the Bulcock Street Guided Heritage Tour
Bulcock Street Guided Tour shares stories about Caloundra’s past and its history that dates from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s as you walk along Bulcock Street. Caloundra’s extraordinary growth in the 148 years, since Robert Bulcock Snr. in 1875, bought land in Caloundra, has seen landscape change involving its people and their stories.
What stories does the main street of Caloundra, Bulcock Street tell? Who gave Caloundra its name and what stories can be told about Caloundra’s First Nation Peoples, who were the First European settlers and why was Caloundra important in World War II? As you walk down Bulcock Street, stories will be told about Robert Bulcock, his family and the history of those early buildings, dating from the early 1900s.
Caloundra Family History Guided Heritage Tour will bring Caloundra’s past stories to life. Meet the guided walking tour at the corner of Canberra Tce & Bulcock Street, then a 500-metre stroll down to Felicity Park. In an hour your guide will tell you interesting stories about people and places and answer questions. What a wonderful way to get to know this beautiful town. You are invited to share your story about early Caloundra.
A gold coin donation would be appreciated.
Any queries, contact us and we will get back to you.
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.
Tags Heritage, Local Tours